While most people know that cow skin is used for leather, many don’t realize that so is kangaroo skin. This industry is another extremely sad example of animal exploitation at the hands of humans. Millions of kangaroos are slaughtered every year. Their flesh is chopped up for pet food, and Nike will turn their skin […]
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Thousands of kangaroos are slaughtered every year to be turned into Nike’s high-end soccer boots
Tonight, as you sleep, hunters will be out in the dark with their spotlights, terrorizing, shooting, maiming, and killing a beloved national icon. This tragedy occurs each time the sun goes down across Australia. It’s a nightly affair, conveniently removed from the experiences of the majority of Australians and Nike customers. Kangaroo imagery appears on […]
Baby girl suffers serious head wounds during vicious kangaroo attack
During a “terrifying” kangaroo assault in New South Wales’ northern tablelands, a three-year-old girl was transported to hospital with head wounds. Around 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, NSW Ambulance was called to a residential street in Armidale with complaints of a kangaroo assault on a young child. When the kangaroo got onto a property’s back porch, […]
‘Koala massacre’ prompts Australian authorities to issue hundreds of animal cruelty charges
Regulators in the Australian state of Victoria have slapped over 250 animal cruelty charges over the alleged mass killing of koalas. Dozens of koalas – a protected species in Victoria – were found dead at the partially cleared timber plantation at Cape Bridgewater in February last year. At first, 21 animals were found dead at […]
Rich Brits paying £25,000 to kill antelopes, zebras and kangaroos on family holidays in Texas
Wealthy Brits are paying up to £25,000 to kill zebras, antelopes and even kangaroos on family breaks in the United States. Hunters are flying out to southern Texas to hunt them with rifles, machine guns and even bows and arrows. Staff at 18,000-acre Ox Ranch told the Daily Star Sunday the estate is visited by […]
‘Remarkable’: South Australian surfer with serious shark bite injuries swims to shore and walks 300m
Paramedics have hailed the “remarkable” survival story of a South Australian surfer who swam back to shore alone and walked 300 metres for help after suffering “extraordinary” injuries from a shark bite at a remote beach. Paramedic Michael Rushby said the man had “serious” lacerations on his back, backside and leg “consistent with quite a […]
Australia’s Fires Harmed 3 Billion Animals, New Report Finds
Unprecedented bushfires that ravaged Australia in 2019 and 2020 killed or displaced almost 3 billion animals, according to an interim report released Tuesday. Compiled by scientists from several Australian universities, the survey said the blazes impacted an estimated 143 million mammals, 2.46 billion reptiles, 180 million birds and 51 million frogs. The report, commissioned by […]
Nike, Dick’s Sporting Goods, other retailers violating California ban on selling kangaroos skins, new investigation finds
(CALIFORNIA) – More than one hundred California stores and online retailers – including Nike, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Puma, and Amazon-owned Zappos – are illegally selling athletic shoes made of kangaroo skin, according to an exhaustive, months-long investigation. This was released today by the Center for a Humane Economy, a national non-profit organization that promotes animal […]